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   curious

   /ˈkjʊərɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. eager to know or learn something: "I began to be curious about the whereabouts of the bride and groom"
   • ▪ expressing curiosity: "a curious stare" Similar inquisitiveintriguedinterestedeager to knowdying to knowburning with curiosityagogquizzicalinquiringsearchingprobingqueryingquestioninginterrogativeperplexedpuzzledbaffledmystifiedinformal:nosynosy-parkersnoopynebbyOpposite uninterested
   • 2. strange; unusual: "a curious sensation overwhelmed her" Similar strangeoddpeculiarfunnyunusualbizarreweirdeccentricqueerunexpectedunfamiliarabnormalout of the ordinaryatypicalanomalousuntypicaldifferentout of the waysurprisingincongruousextraordinaryremarkablepuzzlingmystifyingmysteriousperplexingbafflingunaccountableinexplicableirregularsingularoffbeatunconventionalunorthodoxoutlandishoff-centreaberrantfreakfreakishdeviantuncannyeerieunnaturalout of the commonoutréuncoinformal:off the wallwackyrumwackoOpposite ordinary
   • ▪ (of books) erotic or pornographic. euphemistic

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French curios, from Latin curiosus ‘careful’, from cura ‘care’. curious (sense 2) dates from the early 18th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. curiousness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of curious in English - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CURIOUS definition: 1. interested in learning about people or things around you: 2. strange and unusual: 3…. Learn more.

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     CURIOUS meaning: 1. interested in learning about people or...

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     CURIOUSLY definition: 1. in a way that shows that you are...

   • Znaczenie Curious, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     CURIOUS definicja: 1. interested in learning about people or...

   • Curious: Arabic Translation

     CURIOUS translate: فُضولي. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Curious: German Translation

     CURIOUS translate: seltsam, neugierig. Learn more in the...

   • Curious: Czech Translation

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   • Curious: Malay Translation

     CURIOUS translate: pelik, ingn tahu. Learn more in the...

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5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCURIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCURIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Curious describes someone who is eager to find out answers and to explore and learn. A curious student asks lots of questions. A curious little monkey, like the famous Curious George from the children’s book series, may be so curious to know how a clock works that he breaks it trying to get a closer look inside.

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